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<DIV>I like this idea, Denise. You are quite correct that, unfortunately, for
many, the paperwork with which teachers are tasked and scrupulously monitored
means very little to other members of the IEP team--particularly the parents. As
you wisely pointed out, steps must be taken to ensure permission and privacy,
but with the ubiquity of available video technology, even a novice in
videography can keep a detailed video progress report. </DIV>
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<DIV>I must embarrassingly admit that, at a statewide vision conference some
years ago, a VHS video of yours truly as a senior in high school was shown
to the audience to demonstrate some point or other. I had completely forgotten
about that long-ago video interview, but it proved beneficial to the
conference--even if a bit awkward for me lol.</DIV>
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<DIV>A very blessed and happy Thanksgiving to all!</DIV>
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<DIV>EG</DIV>
<DIV>PIBE President</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 11/22/2011 8:36:25 A.M. Central Standard Time,
dmehlenbacher@yahoo.com writes:</DIV>
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picture is worth a thousand words. How many times have you as a teacher sat in
a meeting and showed the team all the paperwork you have collected on the
student, or as a parent looked at the paperwork and had no real ability to put
all that paperwork into meaning.<BR><BR>A video of the child's progress is
very powerful. You can lay out the paperwork, THEN say, here is a video of
where Susie was when the school year started. Here is where she was in October
and here is she now in December a few days before our conference. Immediately,
people on the team can see the progress and what all that data means.
<BR><BR>I have used this tool for years. Where people will toss aside all the
paperwork because they do not really understand, they thrive on the videos. So
I place the paperwork in their files so I can continue to collect it, guiding
me in their goals; it is the videos that the parents want to see for clear
understanding of their child's progress.<BR><BR>Another great benefit in
videotaping is the children watch or listen to themselves also. They can hear
their braille reading and then work to improve in the areas they are the
weakest. They can hear the flow of their typing on any technology. As a
teacher, you can see this also, and then write goals to assist them along on
their journey. <BR><BR>Before you begin, make sure you get signed permission
from parents and school, then watch the magic happen.
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<DIV>Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. <BR>CEO, TechVision</DIV>
<DIV>Specialist in blind technology/teaching/training</DIV>
<DIV>email: <A title=mailto:deniserob@gmail.com
href="mailto:deniserob@gmail.com" rel=nofollow
target=_blank>yourtechvision@gmail.com</A><BR>Website with hundreds of lessons
that are all done with keystrokes: www.yourtechvision.com <BR></DIV>
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